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Objective:Dysregulated host immune responses contribute to the pathogenesis of sepsis. G protein-coupled receptor 174 (GPR174) was found to be involved in the immune responses and associated with the susceptibility to autoimmune diseases. This study aimed to investigate the association of GPR174 variants with sepsis susceptibility and the contribution of GPR174 in sepsis development.Methods:From May 2005 to December 2017, a total of 575 sepsis patients and 579 non-septic controls admitted to our Emergency ICU were enrolled in this case-control study. The non-synonymous SNP rs3827440 in GPR174 was genotyped using TaqMan Real-time PCR assays on ABI7900 platform. Then the correlation between rs3827440 and serum levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were investigated in septic patients. Gpr174-deficient mice were generated and subjected to cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). The concentrations of inflammatory cytokines were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results:Rs3827440 TT/T genotype in GPR174 was positively associated with sepsis risk after logistic regression analysis adjusted for sex [odds ratio ( OR) = 1.68, 95% confidence interval ( CI): 1.19-2.20, P = 0.0004]. IL-6 and TNF-α serum levels in female TT and male T allele carriers of septic patients were significantly higher than those in female CC and male C allele carriers ( P < 0.05). Preclinical validation of Gpr174 gene was performed in Gpr174 knockout (KO) mice using CLP models. Gpr174 KO mice had higher survival rate. Moreover, Gpr174 KO mice had significantly decreased serum concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α compared with WT mice, while the levels of IL-10 was increased ( P < 0.01). Conclusions:GPR174 as a novel sepsis susceptibility gene in Chinese Han population is involved in the development and physiopathology of sepsis.
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Objective To observe the effect of stomach dampness decoction combed with quadruple therapy in the treatment of Hp related peptic ulcer .Methods 80 patients with Hp related peptic ulcer were randomly divided into two groups according to randomized block design , with 40 cases in each group .The control group received the quadruple therapy ,inculding orally pantoprazole enteric -coated tablets ,bismuth potassium citrate granules ,amoxicil-lin capsules,levofloxacin tablets.The study group was given Hewei Huashi decoction on the basis of the control group . The duration of treatment was 14 days and the effect was assessed after 1 month,the healing of ulcer and the improve-ment of clinical symptoms were observed .Results The ulcer healing rate in the study group ( 82 .5％) was higher than that in the control group (62.5％),the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =4.013,P=0.045).There was no statistically significant difference in total effective rate between the two groups ( 95.0％ vs.87.5％,χ2 =0.626,P=0.429).Before treatment,there were no statistically significant differences in the integral and the total integral of the imultaneous phenomenon between the two groups (all P>0.05).After treatment,the accompanying symptom scores and the total integral of the study group significantly reduced ,and the fullness[(0.28 ±1.03)points vs.(0.62 ±0.87)points,Z=-2.022],ructus[(0.40 ±0.67)points vs.(0.88 ±1.04)points,Z=-2.054],noisy [(0.25 ±0.49)points vs.(0.60 ±0.78)points,Z =-2.135],diarrhea[(0.25 ±0.49)points vs.(0.62 ± 0.71)points,Z=-2.642]and the total score[(2.52 ±1.71)points vs.(4.35 ±2.76)points,Z=-3.073]were better than those of the control group,and the differences were statistically significant (all P <0.05).The total effective rate of imultaneous phenomenon in the study group (97.5％) was higher than that of the control group (75.0％),and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =6.746,P =0.009).Conclusion The stomach dampness decoction combined with quadruple therapy in the treatment of Hp related peptic ulcer has better curative effect,and it can more effectively improve the quality of healing and clinical symptoms .
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Objective To observe the clinical curative effect of stomach dampness decoction combined with quadruple therapy in the treatment of Hp related peptic ulcer.Methods 80 cases of Hp related peptic ulcer were randomly divided into control group and treatment group,40 cases in each group.The control group was treated with quadruple therapy(oral amoxicillin capsule,left ofloxacin tablets,pantoprazole enteric coated tablets,citric acid bis-muth potassium granule),the treatment group was given stomach dampness soup on the basis of the control group.The treatment course was 14 days,1 month after anti Hp therapy,assessed HP eradication rate of the two groups.Results The Hp eradication rate of the treatment group was 95% which was higher than 80% of the control group,the differ-ence was statistically significant(χ2 =4.114,P <0.05).Conclusion Hewei huashi decoction combined with quad-ruple therapy in treating Hp -related petic ulcer has better Hp eradication rate and drug safety than the quadruple therapy.